More Powerful iPhone, iPod Touch Unveiled

Apple Debuts New Models Of iPhone And iPod Touch With Twice The Memory Of Older Devices

(AP)  Apple Inc. updated its iPhone and iPod Touch lineup Tuesday, doubling the memory and setting a new premium price for its high-end models.

The latest iPhone features 16 gigabytes of memory and retails for $499. The previously released 8 GB version of the hybrid cell phone, multimedia player and wireless Internet device costs $399.

The new iPod Touch comes with 32 GB of memory and retails for $499. The older 16 GB and 8 GB versions of the combination multimedia player wireless Internet gadget cost $399 and $299, respectively.

The new devices are available through Apple's online and retail stores. The updated iPhone is also available through AT&T Inc.'s online and retail stores.

Apple said that all iPhone and iPod Touch models come with updated software that the company announced in January. It includes a new maps application and the ability to watch movies from the iTunes movie rental service.

Apple shares fell $2.29, or 1.7 percent, to $129.36 Tuesday.

[MacTrek777]

"Useless expensive toys in a depression. Very smart marketing strategy." - brianbwb

1.)I didn''t know we were in a depression.
2.)As for being useless I find my iPhone very useful.
3.)As for Apple''s marketing strategy, it seems to be working since people are buying them.

[rf35]

I''m sure the updated software on the iPhone is designed to patch the "hole" that allowed some people to get it to work on cell networks other than AT&T.
As far as either product goes, "I''d buy that for a dollar." However, for $500, they can keep ''em. I can''t get most Apple *** to work right anyway. Macs crash if I get too close to them and my iPod wipes itself every time I plug it in to update it. I think I''ll look into a Zune.

[brianbwb-2009]

...NOT...

[brianbwb-2009]

Useless expensive toys in a depression. Very smart marketing strategy.